Maldives vs Somalia: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Maldives
0.1141 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
38th
Somalia rank
36th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1141 deaths per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1024 deaths per square kilometre | 2.78 deaths per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre | 1.65 deaths per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.4823 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1332 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3491 deaths per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.2487 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1663 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0824 deaths per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.126 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per square kilometre, Maldives or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.126 deaths per square kilometre against 0.1141 deaths per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per square kilometre between Maldives and Somalia?
- 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.